Fox Shaped Hug Machine (Erika) @foxwitch@queer.af

if any of this comes true so i’m gonna say i called it

reducing oppression to a medical condition is eugenics

thanks for coming to my ted talk

We don't talk enough about how the hypervigilant language that people use to defend the need for police is the same language that sells increasingly intrusive digital surveillance as a consumer product--the fear of an imagined threat when the overall likelihood of crime is low.

I am absolutely tired of liberals saying that these racist cops, prosecutors, and attorneys general are "on the wrong side of history."

History is not a linear path towards tolerance, and that thinking is itself white supremacist.

History is a messy course, and right now hate, fascism, racism, and others are winning in a lot of places.

To tut-tut about being on the "wrong side of history" is to excuse yourself from doing the work of dismantling systems of white supremacy.

Privacy is a normal and reasonable thing to expect.

Yes, even from your parents.

They don't get to just demand to know exactly what you're doing at any time. Exactly what you're reading at any time. Exactly what you're /thinking/ at any time.

Including if they couch this in "people will think you're hiding something if you decline to answer".

NO. THAT IS NOT NORMAL.

https://www.jwz.org/blog/2020/09/this-is-a-pretty-dire-assessment-of-mozilla/

"...in my humble but correct opinion, Mozilla should be doing two things and two things only:

* Building THE reference implementation web browser, and
* Being a jugular-snapping attack dog on standards committees.
* There is no 3.

"... At this point, I assume Mozilla's voice on the standards committees has all the world-trembling gravitas of "EFF writes amicus brief.""

#mozilla

Could we get the companies in our side if we say that nationalized health care, housing, and debt forgiveness means there is suddenly a lot more money to shop with?

heyyo

sorry to have to do this yet again

i've been applying for state jobs where DD works so hopefully i won't have to for much longer

i need money for groceries and meds and other necessities

my paypal is https://paypal.me/v33b33

thank you so much for literally keeping me alive, fediverse!!!

#TransCrowdFund​

just a note to the programmers on here: if your work involves ai, neural networks, or other expensive algorithms designed to replace human judgement, consider how much it's truly meant to be more equitable and/or efficient and whether it meets that goal. if it doesn't and you're just automating existing judgement at great expense, the purpose of including a neural network is to obfuscate culpability

this is not theoretical

@triz someone on here said a large amount of AI is just "intention laundering" for systemic racism and i'll never forget it

People keep asking "but how do lesbians have children!?"

the answer is like this

Here's a spell for a new witch.

"Your blood does not define you"

And after you're done chanting that 108 times, chant this one for 108.

"I will respect cultures and interact with them respectfully"

Just some advice from you're old friend Kyna.

Hey gang! The Pink Umbrella Medical Collective (PUMC) is starting a free pop-up clinic this Friday in Cal Anderson Park in Seattle. They're offering both free medical services and mental health care. Please go if you need the help!
And please donate if you can to support this lovely cause!

"Of course the people don’t want war. But after all, it’s the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it’s always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it’s a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.”

— Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials

so here's the deal here's the thing

- if a minor says something's bothering them, it's real
- if a minor says they're trans, it's true
- if a minor has opinions about "adult" level topics, particularly politics, it's valid. probably more valid than your opinion

addendum
- they will not "understand when they're older". you failed to understand something when you were young. stop projecting

just woke up to this and I'm laughing

#fox

Oh boy sure do love living in a normal country

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/09/11/exclusive-trump-officials-interfered-with-cdc-reports-on-covid-19-412809

btw fuck "gifted programs"

how about instead of telling adhd and autism kids that "uwu you're so smart you're gonna be the smartest person ever!!! gifted!!" you tell them what they actually have

http://safebooru.donmai.us/posts/2531468
source: https://www.pixiv.net/artworks/58815352